Russia fires on Chinese ship sinking it

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: fornax
Cruiser? It was a small Coast Guard boat armed with what is essentially a 30mm machine gun, which (if you look up the specs), cannot fire 500 shells (its entire ammunition) at once. It can fire in bursts of 5-50 shells, after which is has to cool for 15 minutes. It CAN fire all 500 shells but the gun must be discarded after that.

Also, that was a 6000-ton ship. No way a 30mm machine gun can sink that ship. Complete nonsense.

The ship was in a heavy storm and simply took some water.

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy
If the cruiser pumped 500 shells into the vessel (cargo ship), they had to be using very small shells.

It was not 5" shells that were being used.

Also, the ship was "escaping" after being confined due to smuggling.

The Chinese are not going to do squat.

Supposition is based on what was published.

The word cruiser was used.

 

[Thump553]

Not the first time this has happened. In 1983 Russia (USSR then) shot down an unarmed, clearly marked Korean Air Line Boeing 747 which strayed into its airspace, killing 269 people including a US Congressman. KAL 007

 

[filetitan]

Originally posted by: mozirry
In Soviet Russia, Cargo Stops YOU!

hahaha Simpsons!

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
You have to get chills down your spine any time 2 nuclear armed countries have tension. :frown:

You guys are crazy!
This one minor incident will do nothing for or against Chinese-Russians relations!

Again a non issue!!

You know how many wars have started over non-issues?

didnt WWI or WWII techincally start because someone was assassinated. dont remember which, but obviouslt hitler broke treaties among other of things

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude
didnt WWI or WWII techincally start because someone was assassinated. dont remember which, but obviouslt hitler broke treaties among other of things

WWI started thanks to Austria and Russia. Austria-Hungary's sole heir to the thrown was assassinated and they lagged responding with force against the country responsible. Russia was angry about Austria's growing influence in the area and mobilized her troops. The powder keg then exploded after the domino of alliance activations started.

WWII started when Russia and Germany jointly invaded Poland (Russia from the east and Germany from the west) after Britain and France had talked with Germany asking them to stop being so aggressive.

Hitler broke the non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union when Germany launched the largest invasion in the history of the world that was operation Barbarossa.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

"and was chased by a cruiser" Like star wars, but for real.

Pretty rare that a ship is sunk by the navy these days..